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A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step. 

- Lao Tzu

- even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point

From the quote 千里之行，始於足下 (zh), by the Chinese philosopher Laozi (c 604 bc - c 531 bc) in the Tao Te Ching, chapter 64. Sometimes this quote is erroneously attributed to Laozi's contemporary, Confucius (c 551 bc - c 479 bc), founder of Confucianism.

An influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism who lived 6th to 5th century BC

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